CCG Writes – “Persona 5 Royal is the sequel many thought was coming, but I wonder how many asked for. It took an already excessively long game – approximately 150 hours – and added even more to it, making it about 175 hours for me. Thankfully, that extra 25 hours doesn’t tell the whole story – it takes a deep and engaging game and tweaks it in mostly positive ways and then adds interesting depth to the story in the form of the new confidants and the extra semester. I have to say, I didn’t expect it to be this good. With that said, is it worth playing the game again from scratch if you already enjoyed Persona 5? That’s mostly a personal decision – it’s a massive time sink, with much of the game largely the same. If you have not experienced Persona 5 yet, then if you do decide to go ahead with it, get this version. But I don’t blame you if you decide against it, as this game series has incredibly dark thematic tones, and mature themes of pretty much every kind. Again, please look over my Persona 5 review as I go into more detail in that review about appropriateness issues than I did in this one. Please use discernment when considering any gaming media, especially ones this full of mature and occult content.”
